Normal and Abnormal Glycogen Molecules (IMAGE)

Indiana University School of Medicine

Normal and Abnormal Glycogen Molecules

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Electron microscopy images demonstrate how glycogen molecules (left) become structurally abnormal (right) when excessive levels of phosphate are attached due to a mutation in the lafora gene.

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Indiana University School of Medicine

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